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Leigh Community Profile

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1.Leigh Library 2.Etherstone Day Centre 3.Future Steps 4. & Leigh Disability Partnership 5.Heathside Day Centre 6.Leigh Sports 7.79 Street 8.The Bridgewater Medical Centre (G.P x 4) 9.Old Henry Street Medical Centre 10.Grasmere Surgery ( GP x 5) 11.Brookmill Medical Centre 12.Bickershaw CE Primary School 13.Leigh St Peter's CE Primary School 14.Newton Westpark Primary School 15.Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School 16.Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School 17.Westleigh St. Paul's CE Primary School 18.Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Leigh 19.Leigh CE Infants School 20.Leigh Central Primary School 21.Christ Church CE Primary School, Pennington 22.St John's CE Infant School, Leigh 23.Leigh CE Junior School 24.St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Leigh 25.St Thomas' CE Primary School, Leigh 26.Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 27.St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 28.Westleigh High School-A College of Technology 29.Bedford High School 30.Leigh Indoor Sports Centre 31.Leigh Life Centre 32. Asda Pharmacy 33. Boots The Chemists Limited 34. Grasmere Street Pharmacy 35. Manor Pharmacy 36. Manor Pharmacy 37. Rowlands Pharmacy 38. Rowlands Pharmacy 39. Tims and Parker 40. Tims and Parker 41. Tims and Parker 42. Higher Folds Community Centre 43. Patrick House 44. Westleigh Community Centre 45. Twelve Apostles Club and Church 46. Westleigh Methodist 47. Turnpike Centre 48. St Pauls Club 49. Pensioners Club 50. Friends of Pennington 51. Leigh South Community Centre 52. Christ Church Pennington 53. St Joseph's Church Hall 54. Leigh Boxing Club 55. 56. Leigh Rugby Union/League 57. Leigh Miners 58. Leigh, Tennis, Bowling and Cricket Club 59. Masonic Hall 60. Leigh Fire Station 61. Leigh Bowling Club 62. Westleigh Village Club 63. Army Cadets/Air Cadets 64. St Marys Church 65. Leigh Central Children's Centre 66. Westleigh Children's Centre 67. Bedford and Higher Folds Children's Centre 68. Bedford and Higher Folds Children's Centre 69. Higher Folds Community Cen- tre 70. Patrick House 71. Westleigh Community Centre 72. Twelve Apostles Club and Church 73. Westleigh Methodist 74. Turnpike Centre 75. Pensioners Club 76. Friends of Pennington Park 77. Leigh South Community Centre 78. Christ Church Pennington 79. St Joseph's Church Hall 80. Leigh Boxing Club 81. Leigh Rugby Union/League 82. Leigh Miners 83. Leigh, Tennis, Bowling and Cricket Club 84. Masonic Hall 85. Leigh Bowling Club 86. Westleigh Village Club 87. Army Cadets/Air Cadets 88. St Marys Parish Church Leigh Community Profile

Overview of the area

 Leigh has resident population of 42,532 which represents 13.3% of the total Wigan resident population of 319,700. 16.5% of Leigh is made up of residents aged 65+ which is below the average of 17.6%

 11.2% of households are aged 65+ and live alone compared with 11.7% of the borough households.

 Almost two thirds of Leigh's communities are ranked within the top 25% most deprived in . These include the communities of Higher Fold and Plank Lane which appear in the top 1%. Pennington East is ranked in the top 20% most affluent areas in England.

 20.5% of residents claim out of work benefits, above the borough average of 15.9%.

 The community is relatively unhealthy with 8% of residents describing their health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ compared with the borough aver age of 7.1%.

 62% of residents either own their homes outright or have a mortgage, only 21% of households live in social rented accommodation.

 Leigh has it’s own bus station. Buses between Wigan and Leigh are frequent. Bus services run from Leigh to , and , just to name a few.

 Leigh Library has 3 regular volunteers, combined they work an average of 50 hours a month. There are 32 PC’s that on average are used by 4245 people per month.